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Commuters in Dumbarton are warned by ScotRail about no parking near station from next week.
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Community projects across Scotland's Railway have benefited from almost £4million of investment in recent years. Among those to receive a funding boost was Stow Station House on the Borders Railway. The new Shibumi Karate Club Training Station at Saltcoats also benefited from funding.
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Politicians have slammed the move, however ScotRail say that it will allow more staff to be deployed on services - making the railway safer.
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Dumbarton Central: Scotrail 334029, seen at Dumbarton Central on 17th July 2018.
Beth Crawford 17/07/2018


Balloch: Standing next to the buffers and looking south along the platform at Balloch as 334033 waits to set off back towards Glasgow on 01 September 2018.
John McIntyre 01/09/2018


Helensburgh Central: The station frontage on East Princes Street.
Beth Crawford 11/07/2017

Andrew Haines, the Chief Executive of Network Rail, was guest of honour at the 2020 National Railway Heritage Awards as the winners in this year's competition were announced in a virtual ceremony, reflecting the fact that restrictions on the holding of public gatherings as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis meant that the usual annual ceremony held at Merchant Taylors' Hall had had to be cancelled.

The Urban Heritage Award, sponsored by the Arch Company, was made to Network Rail and LNER for the impressive work completed at Berwick-on-Tweed station over a number of years, work that recognised not only the importance of the station itself but also the sensitivity of the
historic site on which it stands.

The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award went to the Network Rail and Story Construction Ltd for the complex work undertaken at Stirling station in Scotland in restoring the platform canopies and footbridge whilst incorporating successfully the overhead line equipment associated with the 25kV electrification of the line through to Alloa.

Highly commended entries:

There were three unusual entrants that all featured restored graves; it was decided to reward these each with a chairmans special Highly Commended Certificate. The last was made to the Friends of Scrayingham and Leppington Village for the restoration of the grave of the 'Railway King', George Hudson, in Scrayingham churchyard.

Highly commended entries:
Partnership Award: Pitlochry salt store
Conservation Award: Dumbarton Central station roof tiles, Lanark station railings
Community Award: Dumfries station

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Dumbarton Central: Up on the roof; in the background workmen are repairing the roof of the westbound platforms building.
Beth Crawford 11/04/2019


Stirling: A Dunblane service calls at Stirling on 21 August 2019. I'm not quite sure why this class has one eyebrow raised; it certainly doesn't help its looks.
David Panton 21/08/2019

Balloch Station Square received £46,000 and £50,000 was awarded to improve links between Dumbarton Central Station, the town centre and the waterfront.
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Dumbarton Central: Quirky pedestrian barriers outside the entrance to Dumbarton Central in January 2018.
Beth Crawford 19/01/2018


Balloch: Quiet interlude between trains at Balloch. This view, taken from the former level crossing, looks south along the branch. The line, and overhead wires of course, once continued over the level crossin ...
Mark Bartlett 26/05/2010

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